Re: NSS and PAM - What's the relation?

2006-10-05 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas
> On 10/5/06, Grok Mogger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Just what the title says. What is the relation between NSS and PAM? > > > >I understand that NSS basically tells C libraries where to get information. > >What's confusing is that two of the entries in the nsswitch.conf file are > >"passwd" an

Re: NSS and PAM - What's the relation?

2006-10-04 Thread Wim De Smet
On 10/5/06, Grok Mogger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just what the title says. What is the relation between NSS and PAM? I understand that NSS basically tells C libraries where to get information. What's confusing is that two of the entries in the nsswitch.conf file are "passwd" and "shadow".

NSS and PAM - What's the relation?

2006-10-04 Thread Grok Mogger
Just what the title says.  What is the relation between NSS and PAM?   I understand that NSS basically tells C libraries where to get information.  What's confusing is that two of the entries in the nsswitch.conf file are "passwd" and "shadow".  Are these entries for programs that don't use